- Unnamed player in French club’s squad tests positive
- Toulon eliminated with Leinster handed a walkover
Toulon have reacted angrily following the 11th-hour decision to cancel Friday’s Champions Cup game against Leinster in Dublin because of a solitary positive case of Covid-19 in the French club’s squad. The three-times champions have been eliminated from the tournament with Leinster handed a walkover.
Senior officials from Toulon are outraged that European Professional Club Rugby called off the game barely five hours before kick-off even though the front-row player concerned had remained in France and all his teammates tested negative when retested on the eve of the game.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/02/leinster-v-toulon-champions-cup-tie-called-off-gloucester-la-rochelle-rugby-union under the title “Toulon fury after Covid case sees Leinster Champions Cup tie cancelled”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
